Elizabeth Gilbert

A transformational journey through Italy, India, and Bali searching
for pleasure and devotion--the massive bestseller from the author
of "The Signature of All Things"
This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among
both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made
the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern
American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find,
instead, what she truly wanted from life. Setting out for a year to
study three different aspects of her nature amid three different
cultures, Gilbert explored the art of pleasure in Italy and the art
of devotion in India, and then a balance between the two on the
Indonesian island of Bali. By turns rapturous and rueful, this wise
and funny author (whom "Booklist" calls "Anne Lamott's hip, yoga-
practicing, footloose younger sister") is poised to garner yet more
adoring fans.